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Butterfly

 File — Container: box 1, Folder: 17

Scope and Contents

Watercolor illustration of a butterfly, cut out and mounted on a card with embossed border. Painting 2 3/4" x 1 3/8"; card 4 1/2" x 3". Border: floral with monkeys (?); corners with serpents. On reverse: inscribed EH. to EHP. no date. Tissue guard affixed to top.

Dates

  • Creation: Title page dated 1826; Content primarily from 1824-1827

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to the public and must be used in the John M.K. Davis Reading Room of the Watkinson Library, Trinity College Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws when using this collection.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Watkinson Library - Archival Collections Repository

Contact:
Trinity College Library
300 Summit St.
Hartford Connecticut 06106